Rajkot: Senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will be back in action and compete in the remainder of the third Test against England, the BCCI confirmed on Sunday. Ashwin was forced to leave for Chennai to attend to his ailing mother, hours after reaching the coveted milestone of 500 Test wickets on the second day of…
Rajkot: India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Friday withdrew from the ongoing third Test against England as he flew back to Chennai to attend to his ill mother. BCCI provided an update on the development but did not mention that the medical issue relates Ashwin’s mother. However, BCCI President Rajeev Shukla posted on X that it’s…
Rajkot: Ben Duckett’s power-packed hundred overshadowed R Ashwin’s monumental feat as England thrived on their belligerent Bazball tactic to reach 207/2 at stumps on day two and put India under pressure in the third Test here on Friday. Ashwin dismissed Zak Crawley (15) in the final session to join Anil Kumble as the second Indian…
San Francisco: The NBA-best Boston Celtics imposed one of their most lopsided romps over Brooklyn on Wednesday, while Golden State three-point sharpshooter Stephen Curry made history in defeat. Curry’s nine three-pointers made him the first player in NBA history to sink at least seven shots from behind the arc in four consecutive games, but the…
Rajkot: Captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja slammed centuries under pressure in a 204-run partnership as India recovered from a jittery start to pile 326 for 5 on the opening day of the third Test against England here on Thursday. England pacer Mark Wood (3/69) removed last match double centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) and Shubman…
Chennai: The sixth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games-2023 held in four districts of Tamil Nadu for 13 days concluded on Wednesday with Maharashtra securing 158 medals, the top spot and Tamil Nadu, the host state and Haryana, finished second and third respectively. Addressing a glittering closing ceremony here, Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh…
Agartala: Out-of-favour India opener and current Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal was rushed to a local hospital after falling ill just before his New Delhi-bound flight was about to take off, state cricket association sources said on Tuesday. He is believed to be out of danger. Mayank, who has played 21 Tests for India, led Karnataka…
Visakhapatnam: Tom Hartley has not only won the opening Test for England but more importantly dented the psyche of the Indian batters, who might have to face an all-spin attack in the second Test starting here on Friday. England beat India by 28 runs in the opening Test with debutant Tom Hartley bagging seven in…
Islamabad: Pakistan has paid a huge price in the absence of international sporting events in the last decade, and the tennis fraternity is hoping that the arrival of the Indian Davis Cup team for the “historic tie” will inject fresh enthusiasm and provide a big boost to the game in the country. The last time…
Hyderabad: The pushback started by incandescent Ollie Pope was given its perfect conclusion by debutant left-arm spinner Tom Hartley whose soul-ripping spell fashioned England’s memorable 28-run win over India on the fourth day of the first Test here on Sunday. India’s chase of 231 went horribly south once Hartley (7/62) spun into India’s top order,…
